Measured Risk Portfolios Inc. Boosts Stock Holdings in Texas Instruments Incorporated $TXN

Measured Risk Portfolios Inc. grew its position in shares of Texas Instruments Incorporated (NASDAQ:TXN) by 0.8% during the second quarter, according to the company in its most recent disclosure with the Securities & Exchange Commission. The fund owned 8,116 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock after buying an additional 63 shares during the quarter. Texas Instruments accounts for 1.6% of Measured Risk Portfolios Inc.’s portfolio, making the stock its 26th largest position. Measured Risk Portfolios Inc.’s holdings in Texas Instruments were worth $1,685,000 at the end of the most recent quarter.

A number of other institutional investors have also recently made changes to their positions in the company. Acropolis Investment Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 2.9% during the second quarter. Acropolis Investment Management LLC now owns 1,875 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $389,000 after buying an additional 52 shares during the last quarter. Proathlete Wealth Management LLC grew its holdings in shares of Texas Instruments by 1.4% during the second quarter. Proathlete Wealth Management LLC now owns 3,747 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock valued at $782,000 after buying an additional 53 shares during the last quarter. Trivium Point Advisory LLC boosted its holdings in Texas Instruments by 4.5% in the first quarter. Trivium Point Advisory LLC now owns 1,256 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $226,000 after purchasing an additional 54 shares during the last quarter. Trillium Asset Management LLC grew its position in Texas Instruments by 2.8% in the 1st quarter. Trillium Asset Management LLC now owns 2,100 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $377,000 after purchasing an additional 57 shares during the period. Finally, Aspen Investment Management Inc grew its position in Texas Instruments by 1.6% in the 1st quarter. Aspen Investment Management Inc now owns 3,695 shares of the semiconductor company’s stock worth $664,000 after purchasing an additional 58 shares during the period. Hedge funds and other institutional investors own 84.99% of the company’s stock.

Analysts Set New Price Targets

A number of research firms have commented on TXN. Arete began coverage on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Thursday, June 26th. They issued a “neutral” rating and a $203.80 target price for the company. Wolfe Research raised shares of Texas Instruments from a “peer perform” rating to an “outperform” rating and set a $230.00 target price for the company in a research report on Monday, July 28th. Bank of America cut their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $218.00 to $208.00 and set a “neutral” rating for the company in a research report on Friday, September 5th. Benchmark reaffirmed a “buy” rating and issued a $220.00 target price on shares of Texas Instruments in a research report on Monday, September 8th. Finally, Susquehanna cut their target price on shares of Texas Instruments from $250.00 to $240.00 and set a “positive” rating for the company in a research report on Tuesday, July 22nd. Two research analysts have rated the stock with a Strong Buy rating, twelve have issued a Buy rating, fourteen have assigned a Hold rating and four have given a Sell rating to the company’s stock. Based on data from MarketBeat.com, the stock presently has a consensus rating of “Hold” and an average target price of $213.82.

Texas Instruments Trading Down 1.1%

Shares of Texas Instruments stock opened at $180.32 on Friday. The company’s fifty day simple moving average is $189.08 and its 200-day simple moving average is $185.88. The stock has a market capitalization of $163.94 billion, a PE ratio of 33.03, a P/E/G ratio of 2.95 and a beta of 1.01. Texas Instruments Incorporated has a 1-year low of $139.95 and a 1-year high of $221.69. The company has a debt-to-equity ratio of 0.86, a current ratio of 5.81 and a quick ratio of 3.88.

Texas Instruments (NASDAQ:TXN) last issued its quarterly earnings results on Tuesday, July 22nd. The semiconductor company reported $1.41 earnings per share for the quarter, topping the consensus estimate of $1.32 by $0.09. The business had revenue of $4.45 billion for the quarter, compared to analysts’ expectations of $4.31 billion. Texas Instruments had a net margin of 30.23% and a return on equity of 30.10%. The company’s revenue was up 16.4% compared to the same quarter last year. During the same quarter last year, the company posted $1.17 EPS. Texas Instruments has set its Q3 2025 guidance at 1.360-1.600 EPS. As a group, equities analysts anticipate that Texas Instruments Incorporated will post 5.35 earnings per share for the current year.

Texas Instruments Increases Dividend

The company also recently announced a quarterly dividend, which will be paid on Wednesday, November 12th. Investors of record on Friday, October 31st will be issued a $1.42 dividend. The ex-dividend date of this dividend is Friday, October 31st. This represents a $5.68 annualized dividend and a yield of 3.1%. This is an increase from Texas Instruments’s previous quarterly dividend of $1.36. Texas Instruments’s payout ratio is currently 99.63%.

Insiders Place Their Bets

In related news, VP Ahmad Bahai sold 1,500 shares of the company’s stock in a transaction on Monday, August 25th. The shares were sold at an average price of $205.35, for a total value of $308,025.00. Following the completion of the transaction, the vice president owned 38,883 shares of the company’s stock, valued at approximately $7,984,624.05. This represents a 3.71% decrease in their position. The sale was disclosed in a filing with the SEC, which is accessible through this link. Corporate insiders own 0.57% of the company’s stock.

Texas Instruments Profile

Texas Instruments Incorporated designs, manufactures, and sells semiconductors to electronics designers and manufacturers in the United States and internationally. The company operates through Analog and Embedded Processing segments. The Analog segment offers power products to manage power requirements across various voltage levels, including battery-management solutions, DC/DC switching regulators, AC/DC and isolated controllers and converters, power switches, linear regulators, voltage references, and lighting products.